St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1887-04-02
MISCELLANEOUS.

miles, and their population is abou
100000.
St. Louis has a new sensation
hanson cab in which the driver is con
cealed. The benighted people think
comes from the spirit world. ChicaQ
xntcr Ocean.
There are only two professions
prize-6ghters in all Italy, and wheneve
these are challenged they have the head
ache and don't care 70 60 out and slus
for glory.-Dctroa Free Press.
| in little church-yard down tn,
Susquehanna Valley is a humble tomb
stone inscribed with the name Of .
worthy woman and this inscription in
expressively inaccurate English: ..Shs
done what she could. Albany Journal
As deed of property carries with
It that without which the property grant.
ed would be useless in the hands of the
grantee. 30 also an exception or reserva-
ton in deed works in favor of the
grantor. Wisconsin Supreme Court.
In Bavaria it is not good form for
a lady to shake hands with gentleman
until she is very well acquainted with
him. and no unmarried woman is al
lowed to speak on the steeet to any Of
her friends of the opposite sex. no mat
ter how well she may know them.
The Journal Of Commerce's annual
trade review for 1886 shows the value
OF the productions of California for the
year were 500. OOO. 600. equal to 500
for every man. woman and child in the
State.
The development Of bituminous
coal lands in Virginia within the past
few years has been very rapid. Up to
within few years the coal production
Of Virginia was comparatively limited.
but estimates are from S.OOO.OOO to
5000. 600 tons for this year.
The hanging Of Cluverius has
started Virginia papers to arguing the
question: ''Does hanging prevent muir
der?" 1t is matter of history that
cases are rare where q man is known Ia
commit murder after being thoroughly
hanged. Philadelphia North american
"A veteran Maine school teacher
remembers \ school in which he hal
seven vulgar, profane and vicious boys.
whose aim in life seemed to be to tor
ment the teacher. The teacher recently
visited the State prison in Thomaston
and found three Of those boys there
Four others are in the reform school,
Lesciston fAe.) Journal.
The French daily newspaper is not.
as rule. an attractive object to behold.
1t is invariably four-page sheet. set
up in coarse and uncomely type. studded
with advertisements displayed with
an eye to show. but certainly without
thought Of symmetry or good taste. and
printed with whitey-browni ink on paper
Of good quality but poor appearance.-
~ r Mail.
-"You have heard Of the term pig
con English" said a gentleman the
other evening who has spent many years
in China "Well. that means business
English. or, in other words, language
that enabled the benighted Celestials to
conduct commercial operations with
outside folks. 1t is mixture of almost
every thing. The term pigeon comes
from the fact that it, is the nearest APP
prOach a Chinaman can make to the
pronunciation Of the English word bust
ness. '"-Phiiodeiphia BMiietin.
Mrs. Catherine Keim applied to the
police authorities at Washington for
to New York. She is a
white woman. and. although a female.
quite a celebrated tramp. Two years
ago she left the capital. and since that
time she has visited thirteen States
Maryland. Virginia. New York, Massa-
chusetts, Ohio, Indiana. Illinois. Ar
kansas, Tennessee. Alabama, Florida,
Louisiana and Georges She usually
travels from one city 70 another on
tickets furnished by the :,
authorities or charitable organizations. !
who would rather pay Der fare out OF !
own than support her, a. she states that !,
'he will leave the place il sent away by |
-ail.-N =. Mail.
There is an aesthetic street car con-
iuctor of Philadelphia who for the past
wO years has spent much of his spese
line in making his car beautiful. Two
handsome silk flags adcrn the cente. If
he car, and the bell rope is jaun.''y
ined with knots Of rightly colcs1d
He takes gr.at pride in this
work. The attendants It the stables say
le scrubs and airs his ear with all the
are of a housekeeper. A sponge is al
Ways to be seen on the car. No man on
he line keeps his temper better in a
ime of Observation-Disclosures Press
Miss Ellen Scanlas, . young sin ger
I great promise. is going from B..lti-
more to Italy to pursue her mu seal
tu,lies. Cardinal Gibbons will pay her
expenses, As the young girl is poor her
ather being laborer in the employ Of
he Baltimore & Ohio railroad. The
'artlinal, who is an intense lover Of
,usic, only required that she sh suld
ing in the Cathedral sometimes on her
eturn. She consented. Of course. and
Don she will be among the stu,lents at
ne Florence Conservatory. -Ba1insore
Mn.
-Ex-Mayor David Kinch. of Altoona,
WINS watch one hundred years old.
, is opened-faced, with cases and caps,
nd bears upon it The name Of its
laker: "A. Hollison, Liverpool. No.
1854" It was bought in Lancaster in
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